Lafayette, IN

1966‑1983:		Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN SMSA
1983‑1985:		Lafayette, IN MSA
1985‑1992:		Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN MSA
1992‑2003:		Lafayette, IN MSA
2003‑2006:		Lafayette, IN Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Benton County, IN	11,462	11,912	11,262	10,218	9,441	9,421	9,023

Carroll County, IN	16,010	16,934	17,734	19,722	18,809	20,165	20,446

Clinton County, IN	29,734	30,765	30,547	31,545	30,974	33,866	34,073

Tippecanoe County, IN	74,473	89,122	109,378	121,702	130,598	148,955	154,024



Total	-	-	109,378	121,702	130,598	182,821	183,493
Percent Change	-	-	-	11.3%	7.3%	40.0%	0.4%



Total (as currently defined)	101,945	117,968	138,374	151,642	158,848	178,541	183,493
Percent Change	-	15.7%	17.3%	9.6%	4.8%	12.4%	2.8%

Timeline

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Benton County, IN

Carroll County, IN

Clinton County, IN

Tippecanoe County, IN

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960	1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Lafayette, IN	35,568	42,330	44,955	*	43,011	*	43,764	*	56,397	*	60,459	*

West Lafayette, IN	11,873	12,680	19,157	*	21,247	*	25,907	*	28,778		28,599



Total	0	0	64,112		64,258		69,671		56,397		60,459
Metro	0	0	109,378		121,702		130,598		182,821		183,493
Percent			58.6%		52.8%		53.3%		30.8%		32.9%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Lafayette, IN

West Lafayette, IN

Urban/Rural Population



1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			79,117	72.3%
		UA Population		79,117	72.3%
	Rural Population			30,261	27.7%

	Inside Central Cities			64,112	58.6%
	Outside Central Cities			45,266	41.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			109,378	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN		79,117	79,117	100.0%

	Total			79,117


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			91,380	75.1%
		UA Population		91,380	75.1%
	Rural Population			30,322	24.9%

	Inside Central Cities			43,011	35.3%
	Outside Central Cities			78,691	64.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			121,702	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN		91,380	91,380	100.0%

	Total			91,380


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			114,857	71.1%
		UA Population		100,103	62.0%
	Rural Population			46,715	28.9%

	Inside Central Cities			43,764	27.1%
	Outside Central Cities			117,808	72.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			161,572	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN		100,103	100,103	100.0%

	Total			100,103


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			129,755	72.7%
		UA Population		125,738	70.4%
	Rural Population			48,786	27.3%

	Inside Principal Cities			56,397	31.6%
	Outside Principal Cities			122,144	68.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			178,541	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Lafayette, IN		125,738	125,738	100.0%

	Total			125,738


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Mar 1966



-		New SMSA: Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN SMSA
-		Tippecanoe County, IN included as original SMSA component
-		Lafayette, IN designated as original central city of new SMSA
-		West Lafayette, IN designated as original central city of new SMSA


Jun 1983



-		Title of Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN SMSA changed to Lafayette, IN MSA
-		West Lafayette, IN no longer designated as central city


Jun 1985



-		Title of Lafayette, IN MSA changed to Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN MSA
-		West Lafayette, IN designated as central city of MSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN MSA changed to Lafayette, IN MSA
-		Clinton County, IN added
-		West Lafayette, IN no longer designated as central city


Jun 2003



-		Benton County, IN added
-		Carroll County, IN added
-		Clinton County, IN included as original component of Frankfort, IN Micro Area

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